Crash of Moth Wireless Training No. 4833 Memorial

F.O. James Robinson
Born June 20, 1887
Died November 10, 1941

L.A.C. Karl M. Gravell G.C.
Born September 27, 1923
Died November 10, 1941

Mrs. Frances Walsh G.M.
Born October 21. 1912
Calgary, Alberta

On November 10, 1941, Moth Wireless
Training No. 4833 crashed in Simon’s Valley
and immediately burst into flames. The
trainee Wireless Air Gunner L.A.C. Karl M.
Gravell managed to extricate himself from the
wreckage and get clear. In spite of intense
shock caused by the loss of one eye and
severe burns, suffered at the time of the
crash, L.A.C. Gravell’s first and only thought
was the welfare of his pilot, F.O. James
Robinson. Finding that his pilot was still in
the aircraft, and ignoring the fact that his own
clothes were ablaze, he attempted to get back
to the flaming wreckage to pull his pilot clear.
He had barely reached the aircraft when
Mrs. Francis Walsh (School Teacher) at great
danger to herself, ran up and dragged him
away. Mrs. Walsh rolled him on the ground to
extinguish the falmes which had, by this time,
completely enveloped his clothing.

F.O. Robinson was a veteran pilot having
been a member of the Royal Flying Corps in
the First Great War.

L.A.C. Gravell was awarded the George Cross
for his heroic attempt to save his pilot.

Mrs. Walsh was awarded the George Medal
for her unselfish acts as described above.

Dedicated by
Sgt David James Fitzgerald
#878 Banff Canmore Squadron
Royal Canadian Air Cadets